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http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/second-captains Interview with Keegan on second captains podcast here. Just general football chat and his views on different things, not really focused on any of his own career. Interesting listen

Just to mean, bags of talent and potential. Potential that people will talk about right up until 27/28 years old, and then wondered what happened to them a few years later to find out they've been tearing up some backwater league for fun having left the 'big' clubs wondering 'what the hell did we buy him for'... Appreciate not quite the same as the other two, but I'm sure everyone can think of a player touted for the top, but actually only ended up being 'decent' before sliding into relative obscurity. Is doing it in La Liga and nearly getting to a Champions League Final backwater?

Probably wouldn't move to Barca but would definitely be looking to move if I was him. He's 29 now and hasn't played for a really good team yet. Its probably now or never for him

Is that the 30 for 30?

He's a much better right back than midfielder. Colback is a better midfielder IMO

Didn't realise Palnese played to that level. Palnese seems to have disappeared since we got Rafa

Was doing poorly when played in the middle too

I think he generally does well when he comes on but doesn't seem as confident this season. Hope he's here for a long time to come

I think so but I also think their team in terms of individual players isn't as good as it was under Heynches or the first two years of Pep. Losing Robben for big Champions League games in the last few years has also been an enormous loss as he was their main matchwinner in big games under Heynches

Great story for Fernando Torres if Atletico win the Champions League. Always liked him

They bought a lot of shite and their best players are getting old bar KDB. By the time Guardiola's three or four years are over almost none of these players will still be there I'd imagine

Was thinking the opposite. One bad cross but caused more threat in his time on the pitch that the rest of the team did in an hour

As uninspiring as Real Madrid were they were still a million miles better than Man City

Sterling has been good since coming on

But it was offside so surely it's just like picking up the ball after a free kick or a corner

Hand of God

Grim that one of these teams will be in the final and Barca, Juve and Bayern are way better than either

Think this could be a rout

Kompany is so fucked these days

True. Dembele's eye gouge was miles worse than the Lamela stamp. Still absolutely ridiculous he isn't going to get a ban for it though Fair enough, I haven't seen a proper picture of it, but Lamela goes in and steps on Fabregas on purpose Bit of a difference between stepping on someone's hand and eye gouging someone like

Dembele's eye gouge was miles worse than the Lamela stamp. Still absolutely ridiculous he isn't going to get a ban for it though

Why?

I think Atleti show so much good play when they do actually have the ball that they can get away with ultra defensive tactics. In all 4 games against Barca and Bayern (only saw the second half tonight mind) they've looked really dangerous when they have had the ball and created some great chances and scored some class goals

Chelsea should really have given Filipe Luis more time

Brilliant, get in